- Hardcover: 301 pages
- Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press (10 Feb 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1590586069
- ISBN-13: 978-1590586068
- Product Dimensions: 22.5 x 14.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 235,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"1 'A gripping thriller' The Mirror on THE FIREMAKER 2 'Stunningly original, highly topical and extremely well written' Scotland on Sunday on THE FIREMAKER 3 'Intense and fascinating' Good Book Guide on THE FIREMAKER 4 'Is the book any good?The answer is a very solid...yes...it's engaging, topical...and certainly qualifies Peter May as a name to watch.' Shots
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'A fast-moving, well-written book that is difficult to put down'
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Li Yan and Margaret Campbell are back together, in Houston this time (the last book I read in this series took place in Beijing). They are looking for the person who caused the death of over 90 chinese illegal aliens who've died from suffocation in a truck during entry into the country. This brings us into the Chinese community of Houston, Tx., including its Chinese mafia, which is just as interesting as the two protagonists' near-impossible mixed-race relationship. I highly recommend this author.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fast-paced & engrossing thriller!
5 Oct 2011
Format:Paperback
This is a review of the audio version, with narration by Simon Vance.
What great luck! I happened to stumble across this book by Peter May quite by accident; but, looking back, I can trace my decision to read/listen to it out for three reasons. First, I've been on kind of Simon Vance narration kick right now, and the title came up as I was browsing through his inventory; second, I read the excellent reviews written here by other amazon.com readers; and third, I'm always up for a good thriller. I'm happy to say that Snakehead (China Thrillers) did not disappoint in any of the three areas.
It's been some time since I've read/listened to a book in which I became so entirely engrossed that I could not put it down until it was finished. And, with about ten hours of audio, this pretty much meant that I spent my entire day yesterday getting absolutely nothing else done but enjoying the book - I couldn't tear myself away from it.
It's really refreshing to be presented with new concepts and material in the thriller genre; I sometimes feel like I'm faced with the same plot over and over again. Snakehead (China Thrillers) is unique; I found it captivating, intriguing, surprising and suspenseful. I also felt that it was extremely well-researched. I came out of it actually learning something new - the scientific and biomedical information was absolutely fascinating, and I appreciated the author's ability to provide information about how all this stuff works, while at the same time fitting it neatly into a tightly-paced sequence of events. I was caught off guard by the narrative several times; I was moved by the realistic thoughts and interactions of the main characters.
And, as always, Simon Vance does a terrific job of bringing this wide range of characters to life in his narration. I'm ready to move on to the next in the series - Runner, The: A China Thriller (China Thrillers)by Peter May; again, with narration by Simon Vance.
What great luck! I happened to stumble across this book by Peter May quite by accident; but, looking back, I can trace my decision to read/listen to it out for three reasons. First, I've been on kind of Simon Vance narration kick right now, and the title came up as I was browsing through his inventory; second, I read the excellent reviews written here by other amazon.com readers; and third, I'm always up for a good thriller. I'm happy to say that Snakehead (China Thrillers) did not disappoint in any of the three areas.
It's been some time since I've read/listened to a book in which I became so entirely engrossed that I could not put it down until it was finished. And, with about ten hours of audio, this pretty much meant that I spent my entire day yesterday getting absolutely nothing else done but enjoying the book - I couldn't tear myself away from it.
It's really refreshing to be presented with new concepts and material in the thriller genre; I sometimes feel like I'm faced with the same plot over and over again. Snakehead (China Thrillers) is unique; I found it captivating, intriguing, surprising and suspenseful. I also felt that it was extremely well-researched. I came out of it actually learning something new - the scientific and biomedical information was absolutely fascinating, and I appreciated the author's ability to provide information about how all this stuff works, while at the same time fitting it neatly into a tightly-paced sequence of events. I was caught off guard by the narrative several times; I was moved by the realistic thoughts and interactions of the main characters.
And, as always, Simon Vance does a terrific job of bringing this wide range of characters to life in his narration. I'm ready to move on to the next in the series - Runner, The: A China Thriller (China Thrillers)by Peter May; again, with narration by Simon Vance.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Snakehead Rocks
27 Sep 2010
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May has done the best again. Snakehead made my day--I could not put it down. May surprised me with the unexpected turns.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
excellent mystery
14 Feb 2009
Format:Hardcover
American pathologist Margaret Campbell left behind her beloved Li Yan in Beijing to come home to Texas where she has become Chief Medical Examiner of Harris County; she never expected to see him again. However, the former Beijing police detective has been reassigned to work at the Chinese embassy in Washington though he has no plans to look up the woman who left him.
When he is sent to work with American authorities investigating the deaths of Chinese citizens in Walker County in Southern Texas, Li and Margaret, on loan to the nearby county, are stunned as both are involved in the inquiry into the suffocation deaths inside a truck's sealed refrigeration unit. As they work together, the attraction remains hotter than the sun, but both knows first they must uncover the Snakehead mastermind behind human smuggling. However, the autopsy reveals they did not die from suffocation; they were injected with a form of the Spanish flu virus which killed millions in 1918 and potentially threatens pandemic billions worldwide now that an offshoot has returned.
The fourth Campbell-Yan police procedural (see THE FOURTH SACRIFICE, FIREMAKER and THE KILLING ROOM) switches the location from China to Texas, but maintains the high quality as Li though several thousand miles from his Communist home still must be cognizant of the rulers. The story line focuses on a real threat based on a plausible biological premise of using the deadly 1918 Spanish flu virus to cause a pandemic. Adding to the feel of this could happen is the dead illegal immigrants, another timely topic in spite of seemingly falling off the map when Tancredo's; run ended. Whether it is France (home of the Macleod investigative thrillers (see EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE, THE CRITIC and BLACKLIGHT BLUE), China or the United States, Peter May always provides readers with an excellent mystery.
Harriet Klausner
When he is sent to work with American authorities investigating the deaths of Chinese citizens in Walker County in Southern Texas, Li and Margaret, on loan to the nearby county, are stunned as both are involved in the inquiry into the suffocation deaths inside a truck's sealed refrigeration unit. As they work together, the attraction remains hotter than the sun, but both knows first they must uncover the Snakehead mastermind behind human smuggling. However, the autopsy reveals they did not die from suffocation; they were injected with a form of the Spanish flu virus which killed millions in 1918 and potentially threatens pandemic billions worldwide now that an offshoot has returned.
The fourth Campbell-Yan police procedural (see THE FOURTH SACRIFICE, FIREMAKER and THE KILLING ROOM) switches the location from China to Texas, but maintains the high quality as Li though several thousand miles from his Communist home still must be cognizant of the rulers. The story line focuses on a real threat based on a plausible biological premise of using the deadly 1918 Spanish flu virus to cause a pandemic. Adding to the feel of this could happen is the dead illegal immigrants, another timely topic in spite of seemingly falling off the map when Tancredo's; run ended. Whether it is France (home of the Macleod investigative thrillers (see EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE, THE CRITIC and BLACKLIGHT BLUE), China or the United States, Peter May always provides readers with an excellent mystery.
Harriet Klausner
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